What's for lunch (or dinner)?

[Guest guest]

Probably most of us are " enjoying " the various heat waves of this summer,

so I was wondering if we could share some hot weather menus. I'm not very

creative, but here goes with what we had for lunch. Slices of grilled

tofu and couscous/cranberry salad. I dipped the tofu in tamari sauce and

grilled it on my indoor covered grill. The couscous was purchased from

Whole Foods' deli counter. I like that their labels list the ingredients

because I always mean to replicate their recipes--and sometimes I

actually do. Had to have apples because all my beautiful summer fruits

haven't ripened yet.

For dinner tonight, I have no idea what to make! Something with tomatoes

and basil. That's as far as I've gotten with my planning.

Any ideas?

 

Hilary M. in Chicago

[Guest guest]

> I was wondering if we could share some hot weather menus. I'm not very

> creative, but here goes with what we had for lunch. Slices of grilled

> tofu and couscous/cranberry salad. I dipped the tofu in tamari sauce and

> grilled it on my indoor covered grill.

 

Thanks for starting this thread!

That's how we do our tofu when we have it as a 'side dish' or sometimes included

in a stir-

fried recipe. I find if I can squeeze it a bit and then let it marinate (turn it

a couple of

times) for around half an hour in the tamari (and maybe some herbs and/or

spices) it

really goes zing! I don't have your indoor covered grill, though :-( So I make

do with a

quick heating of my trusty cast iron skillet/frying pan.

 

Yesterday (to answer your query) we had a quick tofu and bell pepper and

mushroom stir

'fry' (more stir than fry), Hunan style, for lunch. At dinner time we had

sandwiches since

we weren't very hungry: home-made wholewheat pocket bread, spread with a dab or

soy

'mayonnaise' and stuffed with onion, cucumber, sliced tomatoes,

cilantro/coriander leaves

.. . .

 

More ideas? Love, Pat

[Guest guest]

> Last night we had a Big Tomato Sandwich. It consists of a ciabetta loaf,

tomatoes,

yellow or red bell pepper, mozzarella and a herbed vinaigrette with fresh basil,

majoram,

parsley, garlic, plus olive oil and red wine vinegar.

 

Sounds sinfully delish LOL Although to be fair I have to say that mozzarella is

a little

lighter in fat than most Italian cheeses. On Vegetarian Slimming we suggest just

a little

cheese, if you must have it, for flavour, and for that I think that something

like parmesan-

style cheese works well becauses you need so very little for the flavour - a

couple of tsp or

less instead of, say, a couple of ounces. In lieu of drizzlling vinaigrette

into the layers of

the sandwich, I'd probably whisk together lemon juice and herbs, etc, to reduce

the *fat*

(remember, this is a low-fat list.

 

I suspect sandwiches and salads are great standbys for everyone in the hot

months. But

the larger amount of bread involved does tend to contradict the slimming intent

- and

don't I know it :-( I use open-face sandwiches as much as possible. And soups,

cooked in

large batches, of the kinds that freeze well so that a zap in the microwave is

pretty well all

they need.

 

Thanks for the cybersandwich - no calories at all by the time it floated onto my

screen!!!

 

Best love, Pat

[Guest guest]

Yea, I contemplated posting it for the bread/cheese factor. That being said, my

partner & I started Weight Watchers on Saturday and if you cut the sandwich into

4th's, it's only 7 points per serving (from our best estimate of all the

ingredients). I like your ideas though Pat and will tuck them aside for the

future and I'm glad you got to enjoy the cyber sandwich! :-)

Cindi

 

Patricia Sant <moorcroftblue wrote:

Sounds sinfully delish LOL Although to be fair I have to say that

mozzarella is a little

lighter in fat than most Italian cheeses. On Vegetarian Slimming we suggest just

a little

cheese, if you must have it, for flavour, and for that I think that something

like parmesan-

style cheese works well becauses you need so very little for the flavour - a

couple of tsp or

less instead of, say, a couple of ounces. In lieu of drizzlling vinaigrette into

the layers of

the sandwich, I'd probably whisk together lemon juice and herbs, etc, to reduce

the *fat*

(remember, this is a low-fat list.

 

I suspect sandwiches and salads are great standbys for everyone in the hot

months. But

the larger amount of bread involved does tend to contradict the slimming intent

- and

don't I know it :-( I use open-face sandwiches as much as possible. And soups,

cooked in

large batches, of the kinds that freeze well so that a zap in the microwave is

pretty well all

they need.

 

Thanks for the cybersandwich - no calories at all by the time it floated onto my

screen!!!

 

Best love, Pat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

This sandwhich sounds delicious. Now I want to try it, yum!!

 

Patricia Sant <moorcroftblue wrote: > Last night we had a

Big Tomato Sandwich. It consists of a ciabetta loaf, tomatoes,

yellow or red bell pepper, mozzarella and a herbed vinaigrette with fresh basil,

majoram,

parsley, garlic, plus olive oil and red wine vinegar.

 

Sounds sinfully delish LOL Although to be fair I have to say that mozzarella is

a little

lighter in fat than most Italian cheeses. On Vegetarian Slimming we suggest just

a little

cheese, if you must have it, for flavour, and for that I think that something

like parmesan-

style cheese works well becauses you need so very little for the flavour - a

couple of tsp or

less instead of, say, a couple of ounces. In lieu of drizzlling vinaigrette into

the layers of

the sandwich, I'd probably whisk together lemon juice and herbs, etc, to reduce

the *fat*

(remember, this is a low-fat list.

 

I suspect sandwiches and salads are great standbys for everyone in the hot

months. But

the larger amount of bread involved does tend to contradict the slimming intent

- and

don't I know it :-( I use open-face sandwiches as much as possible. And soups,

cooked in

large batches, of the kinds that freeze well so that a zap in the microwave is

pretty well all

they need.

 

Thanks for the cybersandwich - no calories at all by the time it floated onto my

screen!!!

 

Best love, Pat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I'm having leftover dish of sauteed onions, beets, cooked canary

beans, along with a side of summer squash. Yum, yum!

 

, Hilary H Merola

<mokad wrote:

>

> Probably most of us are " enjoying " the various heat waves of this

summer,

> so I was wondering if we could share some hot weather menus. I'm

not very

> creative, but here goes with what we had for lunch. Slices of

grilled

> tofu and couscous/cranberry salad. I dipped the tofu in tamari

sauce and

> grilled it on my indoor covered grill. The couscous was purchased

from

> Whole Foods' deli counter. I like that their labels list the

ingredients

> because I always mean to replicate their recipes--and sometimes I

> actually do. Had to have apples because all my beautiful summer

fruits

> haven't ripened yet.

> For dinner tonight, I have no idea what to make! Something with

tomatoes

> and basil. That's as far as I've gotten with my planning.

> Any ideas?

>

> Hilary M. in Chicago

>